HOMILY FOR THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT YEAR B. HOMILY THEME: TO GOD BE THE GLORY BY: Fr. John Louis HOMILY: READINGS: 2 Samuel 7:1-6, 8-12 Romans 16: 25-27 Luke 1:26-38 St. Paul, in the second reading, exhorts us to give ‘glory to him [God] who is able to give us the strength to live according to the Good News…He alone is wisdom; give glory therefore to him through Jesus Christ for ever and ever. Amen (Rom. 16:25-27)!’ To give God the glory is a message which runs through today’s readings.…
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HOMILY FOR THE 4TH SUNDAY OF ADVENT YEAR B (9) HOMILY THEME: BEHOLD YOU WILL CONCEIVE IN YOUR WOMB AND BEAR A SON, AND YOU SHALL NAME HIM JESUS (LK1, 31)
HOMILY FOR THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT YEAR B. HOMILY THEME: BEHOLD YOU WILL CONCEIVE IN YOUR WOMB AND BEAR A SON, AND YOU SHALL NAME HIM JESUS (LK1, 31) BY: Fr. Cosmas Ukadike CM HOMILY: This year’s Advent is very short, Sunday being the only day in the fourth week. In the General Roman Calendar, today is the last day of Advent, Christmas Eve, and also (beginning with the vigil Mass) is the first day of Christmas time. The liturgical texts express wholehearted confidence in the imminent coming of…
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HOMILY FOR THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT YEAR B. HOMILY THEME: DWELLING FOR THE LORD BY: Fr Joseph Nyarko Asare HOMILY: (2 Sam 7:1-5, 8-12, 14, 16/Ps 89/Rom 16:25-27/ Lk 1:26-38) This day, we celebrate the Fourth Sunday of Advent. In the evening, we will begin the Christmas Season with the Vigil Mass. We offer two reflections to cover the two different but related events. The Lord does not depart from a place until we choose to exit him ourselves. Once God steps into a location and situation, he is ready…
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HOMILY FOR THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT YEAR B. HOMILY THEME: BLESSED AMONGST WOMEN BY: Fr. Benny Tuazon HOMILY: (Lk. 1:26-38) Ninth Day of Simbang Gabi In today’s Gospel Mary received the Good News that she will be the mother of the Son of God. The boy will grow up to be the Saviour of the world. It was a wonderful but difficult responsibility for Mary. The Mother of God? The idea did not even cross her mind or enter her wildest dreams. Yet, it was the truth. The…
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HOMILY FOR THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT YEAR B. HOMILY THEME: GOD IS FAITHFUL BY: Fr. Johnbosco Obika HOMILY: 1st 2SAM 7:1-5, 8B-12, 14A, 16 2nd ROM 16:25-27 Gospel LK 1:26-38 AT the darkest moment of human history when fear and anxiety held humanity in chains, when the people of God were sustained only by the last energy of hope and the coming of the Messiah was long overdue, God stretched his hands and wrote straight on a crooked line. Indeed, everyone had every reason to fear. The Jews were…
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HOMILY FOR THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT YEAR B. HOMILY THEME: BELIEVING GOD TO WHOM NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE BY: Fr. Christian Eze HOMILY: First reading – 2 Sam 7:1-5. 8-12.14. 16 Second reading – Rom. 16:25-27 Gospel – Lk. 1:26-38 The event of the Annunciation which was the gospel reading today is full of mysteries. Little wonder it became the first Joyful mystery when we pray the Rosary. Mary was presented with the difficult task – “You are to conceive {without the natural way of conception} and bear a son”…
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HOMILY FOR THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT YEAR B. HOMILY THEME: OBEDIENCE IS TRUE FREEDOM BY: Fr. Mike Lagrimas HOMILY: Lk. 1:26-38 God created man in His image and likeness. The gift of freedom, which gives us the capacity to love, is what made us in the image and likeness of God. Unlike the rest of creation, man is not governed by his instincts. He has the power to choose. And God respects our freedom. He waits for our free response to His invitation to salvation. He cannot force…
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HOMILY FOR THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT YEAR B. HOMILY THEME: HOPING IN GOD BY: Fr. Abbot Philip Lawrence HOMILY: My Sisters and Brothers in Christ, It is God who builds the house! It is God who sends the Savior! It is God who comes to Mary and through Mary gives us the Savior. All comes from God and all returns to God, but the present is the important time because it is now that God and humans are in relationship. The first reading today is from the Second Book…
Read MoreHOMILY FOR THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT YEAR B (1) HOMILY THEME: “THE ANGEL GABRIEL CAME TO MARY AND SAID, ‘GREETINGS, FAVORED ONE! THE LORD IS WITH YOU.’ THEN MARY SAID, ‘HERE AM I, THE SERVANT OF THE LORD; LET IT BE WITH ME ACCORDING TO YOUR WORD.’”(Luke 1:28, 38)
HOMILY FOR THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT YEAR B. HOMILY THEME: “THE ANGEL GABRIEL CAME TO MARY AND SAID, ‘GREETINGS, FAVORED ONE! THE LORD IS WITH YOU.’ THEN MARY SAID, ‘HERE AM I, THE SERVANT OF THE LORD; LET IT BE WITH ME ACCORDING TO YOUR WORD.’”(Luke 1:28, 38) BY: Fr. Robert deLeon, CSC HOMILY: Luke 1:26-38 EWTN—Eternal Word Television Network—regular ly offers re-runs of a now half-century old series of programs whose speaker and message seems as relevant today as it was when first delivered so long ago. Entitled “Life…
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